Julie - I totally agree with you.

I believe it is a Records Management collaboration concept on
steroids.  Information Governance is more than content management or
knowledge management - it is managing risks in concert with compliance
by identifying internal and external requirements, conducting risk
assessments, identifying and proactively applying policies for risk
mitigation, strategic planning, establishing the overall IG Program
with a specific change nanagement strategy, aligning legal, business
and technology with the IG framework and incorporating this (and much
more) into a functional process which is taking RIM to a whole new
level.

I do not believe IG is the latest buzz word.  IG is receiving
recognition from the C-Level folks.  OK - I have now taken the step
back down off of my proverbial soapbox.

Diane Walker
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On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 3:30 PM, Julie J. Colgan
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> Well, no flames or anything of the sort from me, however I will say that I
> do believe that IG is real and isn't going anywhere.  In my opinion (that's
> me personally, not wearing any specific hat nor waving any flags), we have
> finally come to the point of professional evolution that RMs have been
> dying for.  There has never been a better time to be a RM professional;
> never a time with more opportunity ripe for people with the skills we have.
>
> KM, Content Mgmt, among others have come and gone, and for very real and
> valid reasons.  One reason is that none of them reached high enough into
> corporate strategy (in other words, they were more tactical than truly
> strategic), but perhaps most importantly because the external drivers to
> truly invest in information governance at the highest levels in the
> organization simply weren't present.  Just because it was the "right" thing
> to do doesn't mean it was worthy of fully funding the effort.  That's why
> we see so many organizations sitting on haystacks and piles of "dark data",
> and years of RM budgets being decimated.  The ROI simply wasn't compelling
> ... until now.  And I believe the ROI will remain compelling well into the
> future.
>
> I work with C-level executives every day - CIOs, CTOs, CFOs, CMOs, and so
> on - and IG is very, very real to them and is something they are investing
> in.  That said, IG isn't merely RM with a new name.  It is strategic, and
> addresses not only the tactics necessary to manage information (RM,
> privacy, DR/BC, security, archiving/tiering, etc.), but to "right size"
> those efforts from the perspective of corporate strategy, risk tolerance,
> culture and prioritization of limited resources.
>
> It may very well be that many of the RMs on this list have been doing IG
> for many years, and I think that's fantastic.  That said, I suspect just as
> many have not had exposure outside of very specific, traditional RM-related
> functions.  Regardless, I just don't understand why we would turn away from
> a phrase that is actually getting us where we claim we've always wanted to
> be - at the table.  A rose by any other name, right?
>
> I, personally, have had too much first hand experience in the marketplace
> with those who have seats at the table to think Information Governance is
> anything but the "new normal", and that RM is a critical, yet not
> exclusive, foundation for success in IG.  That being the case, I'm just as
> happy to see (finally!) a formal occupational series for Records
> Management.  Not every RM will morph into an IG professional, and that's
> just fine.  RMs will continue to have a strong, important role to play; and
> will likely enjoy much more exposure and notoriety for their hard work.
>
> Rob, if you are still reading at this point, I'd be happy to chat with you
> offline about your project.  I don't have any exemplars to share, but I'd
> be happy to share my opinion if you want it.
>
> Cheers,
> Julie
>
> **All comments are my own**
>
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